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Balloonfest '86 was a fundraising event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2] The event was intended to be a harmless publicity stunt.
Download QR code ; Print/export ... Balloonfest is an American 2017 documentary short film by Nathan ... The doc explores United Way's disastrous 1986 Cleveland ...
The Balloonfest '86, a publicity stunt in Cleveland, Ohio, it aimed to break the world record for the largest simultaneous balloon release.However, the event led to unforeseen environmental damage and disruptions in the city, where thousands of balloons ended up in Lake Erie, hampering search and rescue operations and littering the shores.
A balloon release in 1986 by the charity United Way Services of Cleveland, in Ohio, USA, was a fund-raising attempt to break the world record for the number of balloons in a single release. One-and-a-half million balloons were released, but an approaching weather front caused them to return to earth, covering the city in balloons, causing cars ...
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1986 natural disasters in the United States (5 P) Pages in category "1986 disasters in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Mr Cameron added that he found the similarities between the two tragedies ironic. “I am struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about the ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Pages in category "1986 natural disasters" ... Lake Nyos disaster; N. Napa River flood of 1986 This page was ...